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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1505 

To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms accessories. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 29, 2017 

Mr. LEE (for himself and Mr. CRAPO) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance 

A BILL 

To provide that silencers be treated the same as firearms 

accessories. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Silencers Help Us Save 

5 Hearing Act’’ or the ‘‘SHUSH Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. EQUAL TREATMENT OF SILENCERS AND FIREARMS. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5845(a) of the Internal 

8 Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ‘‘(7) any 

9 silencer’’ and all that follows through ‘‘; and (8)’’ and in10 serting ‘‘and (7)’’. 

11 (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The amendment made by 

2 this section shall take effect on the date of the en3 actment of this Act. 

4 (2) TRANSFERS.—In the case of the tax im5 posed by section 5811 of the Internal Revenue Code 

6 of 1986, the amendment made by this section shall 

7 apply with respect to transfers after October 22, 

8 2015. 

9 SEC. 3. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SILENCERS. 

10 Section 5841 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

11 is amended by adding at the end the following: 

12 ‘‘(f) FIREARM SILENCERS.—A person acquiring or 

13 possessing a firearm silencer in accordance with chapter 

14 44 of title 18, United States Code, shall be treated as 

15 meeting any registration and licensing requirements of the 

16 National Firearms Act (as in effect on the day before the 

17 date of the enactment of this subsection) with respect to 

18 such silencer.’’. 

19 SEC. 4. PREEMPTION OF CERTAIN STATE LAWS IN RELA20 TION TO FIREARM SILENCERS. 

21 Section 927 of title 18, United States Code, is 

22 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Notwith23 standing the preceding sentence, a law of a State or a 

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1 porting a firearm silencer in or affecting interstate or for2 eign commerce, imposes a tax on any such conduct, or a 

3 marking, recordkeeping, or registration requirement with 

4 respect to the firearm silencer, shall have no force or ef5 fect.’’. 

6 SEC. 5. SILENCERS AND MUFFLERS NOT TO BE FEDERALLY 

7 REGULATED. 

8 (a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 921(a) of title 18, United 

9 States Code, is amended— 

10 (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘(C) any fire11 arm muffler or firearm silencer; or (D)’’ and insert12 ing ‘‘or (C)’’; and 

13 (2) by striking paragraph (24). 

14 (b) PENALTIES.—Section 924 of title 18, United 

15 States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (c)(1)— 

17 (A) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ‘‘, 

18 or is equipped with a firearm silencer or fire19 arm muffler’’; and 

20 (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘or is 

21 equipped with a firearm silencer or firearm 

22 muffler,’’; and 

23 (2) in subsection (o), by striking ‘‘or is 

24 equipped with a firearm silencer or muffler,’’. 


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1 (c) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI2 FIED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 

3 926B(e)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (A), by adding ‘‘and’’ at 

5 the end; 

6 (2) by striking subparagraph (B); and 

7 (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as sub8 paragraph (B). 

9 (d) CARRYING OF CONCEALED FIREARMS BY QUALI10 FIED RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.—Section 

11 926C(e)(1)(C) of title 18, United States Code, is amend12 ed— 

13 (1) in clause (i) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; 

14 (2) by striking clause (ii); and 

15 (3) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (ii). 

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